mid-14c., from Old French compassion sympathy, pity (12c.), from LateLatin compassionem (nominative compassio) sympathy, noun of statefrom past participle stem of compati to feel pity, from com- together(see com-) + pati to suffer (see passion). Latin compassio is an ecclesiastical loan-translation of Greek sympatheia(see sympathy).
The study of leadership in health information management (HIM), including how leaders within HIM develop, how they conduct their workday, how they manage and lead, and how they see themselves as leaders, is needed. This research project is a descriptive study that examines leadership in HIM.
Health information management is information management applied to health and health care. It is the practice of acquiring, analyzing and protecting digital and traditional medical information vital to providing quality patient care. With the widespread computerization of health records, traditional records are being replaced with electronic health records. The tools of health informatics and health information technology are continually improving to bring greater efficiency to information manag